This interactive session will help attendees understand how they can get engaged in research on Competitive Strategy and Climate Change, what types of actions companies take and risks they experience, and what explains some of the heterogeneity among firms. We will have three junior scholars who will highlight the trade-offs that firms face when addressing climate change, how they adapt to the threats posed by climate change, and how their actions may differ from those of the public sector. They will discuss empirical and conceptual issues involved in this type of research: from building a novel dataset and using climate science data to key methods that may help categorize firm actions and expose the disconnect between what firms say they do and what they actually do to decarbonize. Bring your questions and be ready to engage with our panelists. We hope to encourage practically relevant research at this intersection!
Speakers:
Olga Hawn
Olga Hawn Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Sustainability Distinguished Fellow Faculty Director, Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability Associate Editor, Strategic Management Journal Kenan-Flagler Business School University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Olga Hawn is an Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Faculty Director of Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability and Sustainability Distinguished Fellow at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She earned her PhD from Duke University, Master’s in management research from University of Oxford, Master’s in international business and BA in economics from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. Her research interests include corporate social responsibility, sustainability strategy, and international business. Her current work examines business responses to ESG issues, including racial inequality, the me too movement, and LGBTQ issues. Olga’s work has received multiple awards and been published in top journals, such as Strategic Management Journal, Research Policy, Academy of Management Journal and Academy of Management Review. She is currently an associate editor of the Strategic Management Journal and a member of the Editorial Board of Organization Science, Academy of Management Journal, Business & Society, and Organization & Environment. Olga has previously served as Stakeholder Strategy Interest Group (IG) chair and rep-at-large and is currently chairing Competitive Strategy IG at the Strategic Management Society.
Xia Li
Dr. Xia Li is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School. Her research focuses on corporate sustainability, with a particular interest in climate change and firm strategies. In particular, the first research stream explores firms’ adaptation and mitigation strategies in response to climate change. The second research stream examines the diffusion and adoption of green innovations. She has received several research awards, including the Best PhD Paper Award 2022 by the UNPRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) and the Questrom’s 2021 Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research. Xia is also on the Editorial Review Board for the Strategic Management Journal. Xia completed her PhD at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, holds a Master of Public Administration from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University and received bachelor’s degrees (BA, BS, and Economics) from Peking University. Prior to her doctoral studies, Xia worked as a Regional Associate Director at Aon and a Consultant at Environmental Resources Management in Hong Kong.
Leandro “Leo” Pongeluppe
Leandro “Leo” Pongeluppe is a socio-environmental impact specialist, an assistant professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and currently a Leonard J. Horwitz Faculty Scholar. Leo holds a PhD from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. His primary research interests are related to stakeholder management and socioeconomic development. Particularly, Leo is interested in understanding how organizations’ design and governance affect the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), such as poverty alleviation, environmental conservation, and healthcare. Leo uses mixed methods in his research, combining econometric causal inference methods with ethnographic techniques to analyze multifaceted problems related to socioeconomic development. Leo is currently performing research in settings such as the Brazilian favelas, the Amazon rainforest, worldwide desalination plants, and African HIV/AIDS treatment clinics.
Angelyn Fairchild
Dr. Angelyn Fairchild is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Management and Entrepreneurship department at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University-Bloomington. She holds a Ph.D. In Strategy & Entrepreneurship from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a Sustainability Fellow at the Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability. Dr. Fairchild researches corporate climate change mitigation and stakeholder management. Prior to earning her Ph.D., Dr. Fairchild worked in health economics consulting; her published research has informed FDA and clinical decision making.